Food Stamp Benefits By State 2024

1.	New Mexico	17.00%
2.	West Virginia	16.50%
3.	Louisiana	15.30%
4.	Oregon	15.00%
5.	Rhode Island	14.80%
6.	Mississippi	14.60%
7.	New York	14.30%
8.	Alabama	13.40%
9.	Florida	13.20%
10.	Pennsylvania	13.10%
11.	Kentucky	13.00%
12.	Michigan	12.70%
13.	Maine	12.60%
14.	Ohio	12.60%
15.	Oklahoma	12.60%
16.	Tennessee	12.60%
17.	Illinois	12.40%
18.	Georgia	12.20%
19.	North Carolina	12.00%
20.	Arkansas	11.70%
21.	Connecticut	11.60%
22.	Massachusetts	11.60%
23.	Nevada	11.60%
24.	Texas	11.50%
25.	South Carolina	11.20%
26.	Washington	11.10%
27.	Hawaii	10.70%
28.	Delaware	10.60%
29.	Vermont	10.60%
30.	Arizona	10.50%
31.	Missouri	10.50%
32.	Alaska	10.30%
33.	Wisconsin	10.20%
34.	Maryland	10.10%
35.	Iowa	9.80%
36.	Indiana	9.30%
37.	Montana	9.30%
38.	California	9.00%
39.	Idaho	9.00%
40.	South Dakota	8.70%
41.	New Jersey	8.40%
42.	Nebraska	8.10%
43.	Virginia	7.90%
44.	Minnesota	7.50%
45.	Colorado	7.20%
46.	Kansas	7.20%
47.	North Dakota	6.60%
48.	New Hampshire	6.40%
49.	Utah	6.20%
50.	Wyoming	5.30%

Navigating Nutritional Assistance Across the Nation

In the U.S around 12% of the population, equating to 38 million people, rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), understanding the state-by-state breakdown of these benefits is key in evaluating the impact and scope of this significant federal assistance program. This crucible of support to low-income families provides monthly supplements to their food budgets, coming in a handy debit-like form—the Electronic Benefits Transfer card. Its aim: to fight the battle against malnutrition and poverty. Yet, the distribution and uptake of this benefit widely vary across the nation.

New Mexico tops the list with 17% of households receiving food stamps. West Virginia follows closely with 16.5%, and then Louisiana at 15.3%.
Interestingly, states with extensive populations such as New York and Florida have relatively high rates of households receiving food stamps at 14.3% and 13.2%, respectively. However, California, the most populous state, sees a surprisingly low rate of 9%.
Conversely, less populated states like North Dakota, New Hampshire, and Wyoming have the lowest rates of food stamp recipients, respectively at 6.6%, 6.4%, and 5.3%.

By Region

Alabama

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Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

13.40%

Alaska

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.30%

#32

Arizona

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.50%

#30

Arkansas

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.70%

#20

California

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

9.00%

#38

Colorado

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

7.20%

#45

Connecticut

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.60%

#21

Delaware

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.60%

#28

Florida

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

13.20%

Georgia

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.20%

#18

Hawaii

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.70%

#27

Idaho

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

9.00%

#39

Illinois

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.40%

#17

Indiana

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

9.30%

#36

Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

9.80%

#35

Kansas

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

7.20%

#46

Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

13.00%

#11

Louisiana

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

15.30%

Maine

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.60%

#13

Maryland

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.10%

#34

Massachusetts

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.60%

#22

Michigan

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.70%

#12

Minnesota

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

7.50%

#44

Mississippi

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

14.60%

Missouri

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.50%

#31

Montana

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

9.30%

#37

Nebraska

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

8.10%

#42

Nevada

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.60%

#23

New Hampshire

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

6.40%

#48

New Jersey

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

8.40%

#41

New Mexico

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

17.00%

New York

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

14.30%

North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.00%

#19

North Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

6.60%

#47

Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.60%

#14

Oklahoma

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.60%

#15

Oregon

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

15.00%

Pennsylvania

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

13.10%

#10

Rhode Island

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

14.80%

South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.20%

#25

South Dakota

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

8.70%

#40

Tennessee

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

12.60%

#16

Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.50%

#24

Utah

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

6.20%

#49

Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.60%

#29

Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

7.90%

#43

Washington

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

11.10%

#26

West Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

16.50%

Wisconsin

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

10.20%

#33

Wyoming

Metric

Value

Rank

% of Households Receiving Food Stamps

5.30%

#50

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Food Stamp Benefits By State

Navigating Nutritional Assistance Across the Nation

By Region

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

Freedom Index By Country

Freest Countries

Friendliest Countries

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country